Common use of MEP Engineer’s Services During Pre-Bid Phase Clause in Contracts

MEP Engineer’s Services During Pre-Bid Phase. 1. The MEP Engineer shall assist the School District and the Construction Management Firm in preparing lists of qualified and interested bidders on the Project. 2. The MEP Engineer shall review the Project Schedule and the Prime Contract’s primary network schedule with the School District and the Construction Management Firm, and shall comment on the schedule accordingly. 3. The MEP Engineer shall promptly obtain and examine questions received from prospective bidders, confer with the School District and the Construction Management Firm regarding appropriate responses to prospective bidders’ questions, answer all prospective bidders’ questions in the form of an addendum, and send all responses to prospective bidders’ questions, in the form of an addendum, distribute the addendum to the School District for posting to the website.. The MEP Engineer, upon request, shall render to the School District and the Construction Management Firm written interpretations and clarifications of those Bid Documents and Construction Documents for which it has responsibility. 4. The MEP Engineer shall prepare necessary addenda to the Construction Documents, and shall submit the addenda to the School District and the Construction Management Firm for their review and recommendations. The results of these reviews shall be provided by the School District and the Construction Management Firm to the MEP Engineer as notations on the addenda. The MEP Engineer shall revise the addenda based on these recommendations. The School District shall distribute the addenda to all potential bidders on the Project. The MEP Engineer shall advise the School District and the Construction Management Firm of the estimated costs for all addenda and of the effect of the addenda on the Project Construction Budget and Project Master Schedule. The MEP Engineer shall revise or correct the Drawings and Specifications, if necessary, to comply with the issued addenda after the receipt of bids. 5. The MEP Engineer shall attend and participate in pre-bid conferences with potential bidders on the Project. The MEP Engineer shall assist the School District and the Construction Management Firm in responding to questions raised by prospective bidders at the pre- bid conferences. The MEP Engineer shall point out to potential bidders the materials, supplies, and equipment that should not be included in the bids for the Prime Contract, i.e., the School District provided materials, supplies, and equipment (including but not limited to bulk procurements) for the Project, not-in-contract (NIC) materials, supplies, and equipment, and materials, supplies and equipment that are being provided by others and are not in the Project work.

MEP Engineer’s Services During Pre-Bid Phase. 1. The MEP Engineer shall assist the School District and the Construction Management Firm in preparing lists of qualified and interested bidders on the Project. 2. The MEP Engineer shall review the Project Schedule and the Prime Contract’s primary network schedule with the School District and the Construction Management Firm, and shall comment on the schedule accordingly. 3. The MEP Engineer shall promptly obtain and examine questions received from prospective bidders, confer with the School District and the Construction Management Firm regarding appropriate responses to prospective bidders’ questions, answer all prospective bidders’ questions in the form of an addendum, and send all responses to prospective bidders’ questions, in the form of an addendum, distribute the addendum to the School District for posting to the website.. The MEP Engineer, upon request, shall render to the School District and the Construction Management Firm written interpretations and clarifications of those Bid Documents and Construction Documents for which it has responsibility. 4. The MEP Engineer shall prepare necessary addenda to the Construction Documents, and shall submit the addenda to the School District and the Construction Management Firm for their review and recommendations. The results of these reviews shall be provided by the School District and the Construction Management Firm to the MEP Engineer as notations on the addenda. The MEP Engineer shall revise the addenda based on these recommendations. The School District shall distribute the addenda to all potential bidders on the Project. The MEP Engineer shall advise the School District and the Construction Management Firm of the estimated costs for all addenda and of the effect of the addenda on the Project Construction Budget and Project Master Schedule. The MEP Engineer shall revise or correct the Drawings and Specifications, if necessary, to comply with the issued addenda after the receipt of bids. 5. The MEP Engineer shall attend and participate in pre-bid conferences with potential bidders on the Project. The MEP Engineer shall assist the School District and the Construction Management Firm in responding to questions raised by prospective bidders at the pre- pre-bid conferences. The MEP Engineer shall point out to potential bidders the materials, supplies, and equipment that should not be included in the bids for the Prime Contract, i.e., the School District provided materials, supplies, and equipment (including but not limited to bulk procurements) for the Project, not-in-contract (NIC) materials, supplies, and equipment, and materials, supplies and equipment that are being provided by others and are not in the Project work.